Bethlehem

A large group of protestors assembled outside of Bethlehem City Hall and the Public Library Thursday afternoon as part of a continuation of nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Thursday’s stand-in came just four days after Saturday’s rally in which hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Bethlehem in protest of a history of systemic racism in the country.

BySponsor Content |May 31, 2020

The arrangement with Prestige Ameritech is part of a newly-announced strategy to invest in domestic and geographically diverse suppliers of PPE and other medical equipment currently in shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The shock waves that have reverberated outward from Minneapolis following the death of an African-American man named George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer May 25 reached the Lehigh Valley Saturday in the form of a large protest in Bethlehem.

In response to the death of an African-American man, George Floyd, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer who Friday was charged with third-degree murder, Lehigh Valley residents are organizing events to be held in solidarity with other protests against racism and police brutality around the nation.

A Lower Saucon Township restaurant and bar announced Friday that it will not reopen under new state restrictions for eateries and said the decision to close permanently was a result of the economic shutdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Pennsylvania businesses involved in the construction industry have been busy ramping up projects that had been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic. In-person operations at construction sites were permitted to resume May 1, so long as all businesses adhere to governor Tom Wolf’s guidance.

As people have been sheltering in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, nature has been given a chance to breathe and reset. However some people, like Kyra Thompson, have been using their free time to give nature a hand in restoring itself.

BySponsor Content |May 17, 2020

The Society for Vascular Surgery’s Vascular Quality Initiative (SVS VQI) has awarded St. Luke’s University Health Network’s Bethlehem and Allentown campuses three stars for their active participation in the Registry Participation Program.

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No Rain Date, Ep. 17: Coping With COVID-19, A Small Business Roundtable

In Episode 17 of No Rain Date you will hear how Saucon Valley businesses and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce are navigating the uncharted economic waters of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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